Soubise

Ingredients

• 2 lbs. onions, white part only
• 2 to 3 oz. butter
• 3/4 pint veal gravy
• salt
• cayenne
• 1/4 pint cream

Instructions

1. Skin, slice, and mince the white part only of the mild onions.
2. Stew them gently in the butter over a very gentle fire until they are reduced to a pulp (30 minutes to 1 hour).
3. Pour the rich veal gravy to them.
4. Add salt and cayenne if needed.
5. Skim off the fat entirely.
6. Press the sauce through a sieve.
7. Heat it in a clean stewpan.
8. Mix it with the boiling cream.
9. Serve directly.